Kobulin Youth Skills Center

Background
Kobulin Youth Skills Training Centre is mandated to empower out of school
youth to harness their potential through non skills development. The mandate
is achieved through: on formal skills training to out school youth,
entrepreneurship and life skills implemented by Kobulin youth skills training
centre-Napak.

Introduction
Kobulin Youth Skills Training Centre was officially launched and
Commissioned by Hon. Minister of Karamoja/First Lady Janet Kataha
Museveni on 8th June 215 to provide non- formal skills to out of school youth
and also provide temporary transit facility for migrant children returning from
the streets of Kampala and other towns.

Overall objective
The overall objective of Kobulin Youth Skills centre is to protect and
empower the vulnerable young people for improved livelihood especially
within Karamoja and Eastern Uganda. 

Specific objectives
i. To continue to lobby for rehabilitation, expansion of Kobulin Youth Skills
Centre with furnishings and installation of necessary facilities.
ii. To provide transit facility, welfare, protection, psychosocial services for
vulnerable children through integration and reduction of outward
migration of children and youth out of Karamoja.
iii. To provide tailored skills training and socio-economic support to the
vulnerable young people and women.

Expected outputs
i. Fully furnished and operational transit facility for migrant children and
vulnerable children
ii. Reduced number of outward migration of children and youth to the
streets.
iii. Self-reliant and productive young people as a result of skills and IGA start
up support.